Chronology of Coverage

Dec. 23, 2014

Zimbabwe's Pres Robert Mugabe, in another round of dismissals, fires five deputy ministers as part of broad crackdown on perceived disloyalty; had removed 11 senior officials previously. MORE

Dec. 11, 2014

Pres Robert G Mugabe of Zimbabwe appoints Emmerson Mnangagwa, former security strongman nicknamed the Crocodile to replace dismissed vice president Joice Mujuru; Mnangagwa is seen by many as hard-liner who has been instrumental to Mugabe's suppression of dissent. MORE

Dec. 10, 2014

Zimbabwe's Pres Robert G Mugabe ousts Vice Pres Joice Mujuru along with at least seven cabinet ministers; episode is seen as move to elevate his wife Grace Mugabe to more power. MORE

Nov. 27, 2014

Zimbabwe Vice Pres Joice Mujuru has reportedly been disqualified from running for membership in central committee of ruling ZANU-PF party because she was allegedly involved in plot to have Pres Robert G Mugabe assassinated. MORE

Nov. 22, 2014

President Robert G Mugabe of Zimbabwe, Africa’s oldest leader at 90, is facing an intensifying internal battle for control of the country after his death; some believe he may be choreographing the fierce scramble, with purges of high officials likely to continue until Mugabe's dominant party, ZANU-PF, holds elective congress that will determine his potential successor and other key posts. MORE

Nov. 8, 2013

Op-Ed article by editor Murithi Mutiga suggests that sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by European Union and United States, meant to undermine authoritarian rule of Pres Robert Mugabe, have instead rallied citizens and neighbors to his side; holds that West underestimates toll sanctions take on ordinary citizens, and resentments they engender. MORE

Aug. 23, 2013

Robert Mugabe is sworn in as president of Zimbabwe in pomp-filled ceremony in Harare, extending by five years his 33-year rule; Mugabe strikes conciliatory note, calling for unity after hotly disputed election. MORE

Aug. 21, 2013

Zimbabwe's highest court throws out legal challenge by main opposition party charging that July 31 elections won by President Robert Mugabe were marred by fraud. MORE

Aug. 17, 2013

Zimbabwe's main opposition party is withdrawing court challenge over disputed election results that gave Pres Robert G Mugabe a commanding victory, saying it does not think it would get a fair hearing. MORE

Aug. 13, 2013

Zimbabwe Pres Robert G Mugabe, in his first public speech since declaring victory in disputed elections, dismisses his main political rivals, including his main challenger Morgan Tsvangirai, in scathing language. MORE

Aug. 10, 2013

Zimbabwe's main opposition party Movement for Democratic Change files legal challenge to election results, contending that party of Pres Robert G Mugabe rigged election in order to claim landslide victory. MORE

Aug. 4, 2013

Zimbabwean Pres Robert Mugabe wins 61 percent of vote in contentious election, taking back complete control of government after having to share it for the past five years; challenger Morgan Tsvangirai denounces results, saying election was rigged. MORE

Aug. 3, 2013

Early election results in Zimbabwe show party of Pres Robert G Mugabe earning big majority in Parliament, allowing it to recapture parliamentary control from its main challenger. MORE

Aug. 2, 2013

Morgan Tsvangirai, challenger to Zimbabwe’s longtime president Robert Mugabe, calls country’s presidential election a huge farce and asks international observers to investigate widespread irregularities; senior leaders of Mugabe’s party, meanwhile, say they expect huge victory after official results are released. MORE

Aug. 1, 2013

Millions of Zimbabweans go to polls in what many there are calling most pivotal election since nation voted out white rule; people line up before the polling stations open, eager to decide whether to extend three-decade tenure of pres Robert Mugabe or cast vote for former union organizer Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the Movement for Democratic Change. MORE

Jul. 31, 2013

Pres Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, who is running again in national election, does not appear ready to give up reins after more than three decades in power, but says he will step down if he loses election; his statements along with absence of violence days before vote have emboldened many to openly support main presidential challenger Morgan Tsvangirai. MORE

Jul. 27, 2013

Zimbabwe's Prime Min Morgan Tsvangirai says he is deeply disturbed by chaotic preparations for nation’s elections, despite African Union's approval of the process; Tsvangirai is running against longtime Pres Robert Mugabe. MORE

Jun. 14, 2013

Pres Robert G Mugabe of Zimbabwe says country's next election will be held on July 31, setting up showdown with main opposition party over whether credible elections can be organized in just six weeks; short timetable raises fears that election will be repeat of violence-marred 2008 vote. MORE

Apr. 13, 2013

Zimbabwe voters are losing faith in Morgan Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change, which now governs alongside President Robert Mugabe; presidential elections are to occur this year and faith that Tsvangirai’s underdog movement could bring a more democratic, peaceful and prosperous future are diminishing. MORE

Jan. 19, 2013

Representatives of 58 civic organizations in Zimbabwe, including religious, legal and human rights groups, condemn what they call an escalating campaign against critics of Pres Robert Mugabe’s party. MORE

Aug. 23, 2012

New survey of Zimbabweans published by Freedom House, an international research institution, shows that support has fallen for the opposition party, which won the greatest number of votes in the country's last presidential election and seemed to represent the people's desire to end Pres Robert Mugabe's decades of rule. MORE

Jul. 24, 2012

European Union lifts curbs on aid to Zimbabwe and holds out the prospect of removing sanctions on Zimbabwean officials to encourage political reform, though not on Pres Robert Mugabe and his inner circle. MORE

Jun. 21, 2012

Motorcade of President Robert G Mugabe of Zimbabwe is involved in a deadly crash, slamming into a commuter bus, killing at least one person and injuring 15 others; it is the third time in three weeks that his motorcade has been involved in an accident. MORE

May. 15, 2012

Op-Ed article by PEN America Center president Peter Godwin welcomes South Africa's decision to investigate and prosecute members of Zimbabwe’s government who have tortured their political opponents; contends that decision will have a galvanizing effect in Zimbabwe, and could limit the ability of Robert Mugabe's enforcers to influence the country's upcoming elections. MORE

Jan. 6, 2012

President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe has tightened his control over the diamond mines on the Mozambique border, stifling the economic activity and cultural life in nearby towns and forcing many Mozambican smugglers to pan for gold instead. MORE

Dec. 17, 2011

Tens of millions of dollars in diamond profits are being secretly extracted from state-owned mines in eastern Zimbabwe, bypassing the nation's treasury and raising fears that Pres Robert Mugabe is amassing wealth to help extend his 31-year reign; analysts say Mugabe is likely pursuing diamonds as outside income to finance his political operations after 2008 power-sharing agreement deprived him control of Finance Ministry. MORE

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